If and when it gets up and running, Gwadar could will be China's biggest strategic game changer in decades: Near-direct access to Middle Eastern oil and goods that will be transported overland, bypassing naval choke points.

The BJP has also won a few local body elections since demonetization, so one can’t read too much into it ... yet. Local body polls have a different dynamic and cadre-based parties like the BJP (and the Communists) have usually done better than parties that have no core ideology (like the Congress). As long as the Congress is in the sorry state it is in, the BJP will have little to worry about.

The Super Hornet is a heavy (ier), larger twin-engined fighter. It would be an overkill if you are looking to replace Mig-21s and Mig-23/27s. A lighter fighter is required: only two fit the bill as of now  the Gripen and the F-16.

The problem with this article is it assumes that the Indian Army opposes the Arjun SOLELY for technical issues. The Indian Army standardized on the T-72 and its variants since the late 70s. So that means training combat crews, maintenance and logistics personnel ans developing supply systems, rail and road transport frameworks for a three-man-crewed medium-sized tank armed with a 125-mm smooth bore gun.

The Arjun project was reworked in the late 80s from being a medium-sized tank  when Pakistan was close to buying the M-1 Abrams  to turning into a four-man-crewed “Western style” tank with a 120-mm rifled bore gun. Any army would hate to have to extremely different weapon systems and associated training and logistics systems.

Long story short, the article has some shreds of truth but has no clue on the background and loses the plot as a result.

The Russian Navy has grounded its MiG-29K carrier fighters after one crashed during operations off Syria, and the Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter has had to step in to fly ground attack missions. (RussianPlanes.net photo)